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Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy has named a former oil lobbyist who currently works as his deputy chief of staff to chair the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the public agency that acts as a watchdog over the state's oil industry.

A state proposal would open up an area near Girdwood to more snowcat- and helicopter-assisted skiing by eliminating what the Department of Natural Resources describes as a "monopoly" in the area.

For residents, the infrastructure expansion means better health outcomes, less time spent hauling water and more time doing other things — like moose hunting.

Forestry officials say drought conditions and high winds helped fuel the fires' growth.

According to Hilcorp, about 300 BP union workers at Prudhoe Bay will remain in their jobs, at least through the end of their current contract.

Governor Dunleavy posted photos of his visit to the Palmer Project on his official Facebook page — and it didn't take long for the comments on his post erupted in controversy, a reflection of the growing local unrest over the proposal.

Researchers and Western Alaskans alike hope to learn more about Pacific cod’s movements as they swim from the Southern to the Northern Bering Sea.

The $4.6 million expansion project will increase shelter capacity from 52 beds to 67 beds.

For the first time in more than 30 years, the Navy staged a joint training exercise on the far-western Aleutian island. Some are hoping it portends a permanent future in the region.

The United Nations on Wednesday released a major new report on how climate change is affecting the world’s oceans and frozen areas, like glaciers, ice sheets and permafrost. It contains stark warnings on how rising emissions will affect the environments that blanket most of the earth's surface -- and much of Alaska.